Lakia Shelton is a workers’ compensation attorney in Atlanta with Farah & Farah, where she advocates for injured workers throughout Georgia. Her career path through every level of the legal field—from paralegal to law clerk to attorney—has given her a comprehensive understanding of the workers’ compensation process and the challenges clients face at every stage.
Professional Experience
Lakia has played a key role in launching workers’ compensation departments at global law firms. This hands-on experience enables her to anticipate client needs, explain complex legal procedures with clarity, and provide compassionate, confident guidance from start to finish.
Practice Areas
Education
- Juris Doctor, Florida A&M University College of Law
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Florida A&M University
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Education
Brandon graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law, where he graduated in the top one-third of his class.
Leadership & Involvement
While in law school, Brandon served as President of the Black Law Students Association and President of the Sports and Entertainment Society.
Legal Experience
After law school, Brandon began practicing in the personal injury field. He has handled a wide range of cases, including wrongful death, premises liability, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse.
Honors & Recognition
Brandon was named a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer in both 2020 and 2021.
Kwame joined Team Tarle in August 2021 and practices out of Tarle Law’s Austin, Texas office. He was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
- Juris Doctor
- President, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
- University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- B.A. in Political Science
- Minor: Philosophy
Professional Experience
While attending the University of Texas School of Law, Kwame completed hundreds of hours of pro bono service, primarily focusing on education advocacy for children with special needs.
Upon graduation, Kwame practiced at an insurance defense firm, where he focused on third-party general liability claims, including transportation matters, premises liability, product liability, bodily injury, and wrongful death cases.
Prior to joining Tarle Law, Kwame practiced Medicaid fraud litigation with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of Inspector General.
Areas of Practice
- Bodily Injury
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Transportation
Bar Admission
Professional Associations & Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- General Member
- African American Lawyers Section
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
Personal
In his free time, Kwame enjoys spending time with his wife and three dogs. He also enjoys volunteering, cooking, watching and participating in sports, and listening to true crime podcasts.
KJ focuses his practice on corporate and securities transactions, as well as general corporate representation. He primarily works on mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments, strategic investments, joint ventures and securities offerings for private equity funds, their portfolio companies and a variety of other private and public companies.